FBI stops the music at Delray Beach club

The day the music died. Club 101 was raided by FBI agents last night.

The front door is locked and the music on the turntables has scratched to a halt at Club 101, 101 SE Fourth Ave., in Delray Beach. The popular club formerly known as Fitzy's and recently sold to new owners was raided by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, May 27.

Delray Beach Police Department spokesman Jeff Messer confirmed the information.
"F.B.I. case," Messer said in an email.

While no Delray Beach Police officers participated in the raid, a dozen FBI field agents and half a dozen Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office personnel participated and several people were taken away in handcuffs.

Longtime Fitzy's owner John Fitzpatrick recently sold the club located in Southeast Downtown Delray Beach to Kenia Reyes and Gerard Bellafiore.

No information on the names of individuals involved in the arrests has been given.

Club 101 is at the intersection of Southeast First Street and Southeast Fourth Avenue.

The lineup may be bare tonight thanks to an FBI raid at Club 101.

The club has been a haven for South Florida djs and household names in the South Florida Music scene for years.

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About This Blog

Dave DiPino
David DiPino joined Forum Publishing Group in August 2006. As a reporter for the Delray Forum, David covers community news and writes a dining column twice a month that focuses on restaurants in South Palm Beach County.

He also is one of the writers of the twice-monthly Hometown Downtown column that looks at events, celebrations, and organizations in Delray and Boynton Beach. He freelances for the Sun-Sentinel during high school football and basketball seasons.

David spent 12 years working in the restaurant industry, and did just about every job in the back of the house, including line cook, sous chef, and dessert chef. A Florida native who lives in Jupiter, he studied Multimedia Journalism at Florida Atlantic University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree. David enjoys playing the guitar, golf, boating and snorkeling during his free time.

Contact him at ddipino@gmail.com or 954-621-5000.